Episode 52: What Is Peppermint OS? – features Peppermint OS Co-Founder Shane Remington as he shares the story behind building an open source Linux distribution.
Episode Summary: This episode of The Simple Questions Podcast features a conversation with Shane Remington, co-founder and former COO of Peppermint OS, the innovative Linux distribution that blends cloud computing with the desktop experience.
Listen as Shane shares the story of building Peppermint OS from the ground up, the challenges of launching and sustaining an open-source operating system, and the future of Linux and community-driven software.
In this episode we discuss:
- 00:29 - Introducing Shane Remington
- 01:56 - Learning about Open Source software
- 11:59 - What is Linux?
- 13:09 - Different Types of Software
- 16:33 - Creation of Peppermint OS
- 25:39 - Challenges Faced
- 27:38 - Evolution of Peppermint OS
- 31:38 - Advice for Others
- 33:37 - Learning More
- 36:04 - Conclusion
Resources:
This episode includes the track 'RSPN' by Blank & Kytt. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You can find more of Blank & Kytt's music here.